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<a href="List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Comparative military ranks</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="padding:0;">
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<b>Armies,<br>air forces <br><span style="font-size: 85%;">(non-Commonwealth)</span></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
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<b>Air forces</b><br><span style="font-size: 85%;"><b>(Commonwealth system)</b></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="General_officer" title="General officer">General officers</a>, <a href="Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Flag officers</a>, <a href="Air_officer" title="Air officer">Air officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Marshal" title="Marshal">Marshal</a> or<br> <a href="Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">field marshal</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Admiral_of_the_fleet" title="Admiral of the fleet">Admiral of the fleet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Marshal_of_the_air_force" title="Marshal of the air force">Marshal of the air force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="General_officer" title="General officer">General</a> or<br><a href="Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">colonel general</a> or<br><a href="Army_general" title="Army general">army general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
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<a href="Air_chief_marshal" title="Air chief marshal">Air chief marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">Lieutenant general</a> or<br><a href="Army_corps_general" title="Army corps general">army corps general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">Vice admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a> or<br><a href="Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">divisional general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear admiral</a> or<br> <a href="Counter_admiral" title="Counter admiral">counter admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air vice-marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Brigadier" title="Brigadier">Brigadier</a> or<br><a href="Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">brigadier general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a> or<br><a href="Flotilla_admiral" title="Flotilla admiral">flotilla admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">Air commodore</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="Senior_officer" title="Senior officer">Senior officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Captain_(naval)" title="Captain (naval)">(Ship-of-the-line)<br>Captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Group_captain" title="Group captain">Group captain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Lieutenant_colonel" title="Lieutenant colonel">Lieutenant colonel</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Commander" title="Commander">Commander</a> or<br><a href="Frigate_captain" title="Frigate captain">frigate captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Wing_commander" title="Wing commander">Wing commander</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">Major</a> or<br><a href="Commandant_(rank)" title="Commandant (rank)">commandant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Lieutenant_commander" title="Lieutenant commander">Lieutenant<br>commander</a> or <a href="Corvette_captain" title="Corvette captain">corvette captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron leader</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="Junior_officer" title="Junior officer">Junior officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Captain_(armed_forces)" title="Captain (armed forces)">Captain</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Lieutenant_(navy)" title="Lieutenant (navy)">Lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight lieutenant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">First lieutenant</a> or<br><a href="Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Lieutenant_(junior_grade)" title="Lieutenant (junior grade)">Lieutenant<br>junior grade</a> or <br><a href="Sub-lieutenant" title="Sub-lieutenant">sub-lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Flying_officer" title="Flying officer">Flying officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second lieutenant</a> or<br><a href="Junior_lieutenant" title="Junior lieutenant">junior lieutenant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a> or<br><a href="Midshipman" title="Midshipman">midshipman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Pilot_officer" title="Pilot officer">Pilot officer</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br><a href="Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br><a href="Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty officer</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Petty_officer" title="Petty officer">Petty officer</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> or<br><a href="Bombardier_(rank)" title="Bombardier (rank)">bombardier</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Leading_seaman" title="Leading seaman">Leading seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">Enlisted ranks</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> or<br><a href="Lance_bombardier" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance bombardier">Lance bombardier</a> or<br><a href="Specialist_(rank)" title="Specialist (rank)">specialist</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Able_seaman_(rank)" title="Able seaman (rank)">Able seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Leading_aircraftman" title="Leading aircraftman">Leading aircraftman</a> or<br><a href="Air_specialist" title="Air specialist">Air specialist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a">
<a href="Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> or<br><a href="Gunner_(rank)" title="Gunner (rank)">gunner</a> or<br><a href="Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">trooper</a> or<br><a href="Sapper#Specific_usage" title="Sapper">sapper</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b">
<a href="Seaman_(rank)" title="Seaman (rank)">Seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c">
<a href="Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> or<br><a href="Airman" title="Airman">airman</a> or<br><a href="Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">aviator</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
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<p><b>First sergeant</b> is typically a senior <a href="Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">non-commissioned officer</a> rank, used in many countries.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singapore">Singapore</h2></div>
<p>First sergeant is a <a href="Specialist_(Singapore)" title="Specialist (Singapore)">specialist</a> in the Singapore Armed Forces. First sergeants are the most senior of the junior specialists, ranking above second sergeants, and below <a href="Staff_Sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Staff Sergeant">Staff Sergeants</a>. The rank insignia for a First Sergeant features the three chevrons pointing down shared by all specialists, and two chevrons pointing up.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In combat units, First Sergeants are very often <a href="Platoon_sergeant" title="Platoon sergeant">platoon sergeants</a> or given the responsibility for independently operating detachments of support weapons. They are often given instructional billets as well in training schools. First sergeants normally answer to the <a href="Company_sergeant_major" title="Company sergeant major">company sergeant major</a>, assisting the latter in the mentorship, guidance and command of the more junior specialists (Third and Second Sergeants) who are section commanders.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2></div>
<p>In the United States, a <i>first sergeant</i> generally serves as the <a href="Senior_enlisted_advisor" title="Senior enlisted advisor">senior enlisted advisor</a> (SEA) of a unit, such as a company, battery, or troop, or a USAF squadron or higher level unit. (USA and USMC squadrons and battalions, as well as all higher-level units, have a Command Sergeant Major [USA] or Sergeant Major [USMC] as the SEA.) While the specifics of the title may differ between the <a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, <a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a>, and <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, all first sergeants can be identified by the presence of a <a href="Lozenge_(shape)" title="Lozenge (shape)">lozenge</a>-shaped (colloquially "diamond") figure on their rank insignia.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Armed_Forces">Armed Forces</h3></div>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_Army">United States Army</h4></div>
<p>The rank of "first sergeant" has existed in the American Army since 1781, when a fifth sergeant was added to the table of organization for <a href="Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a> infantry regiments. Previously, under the tables of organization approved by the <a href="Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> in 1776 and 1779, there were four and three sergeants, respectively, authorized in each company. The sergeants were numbered in order of seniority, and the "first sergeant" was simply the senior sergeant in the company, but not a separate rank.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 1781 <a href="Battle_of_Green_Spring" title="Battle of Green Spring">Battle of Green Spring</a>, <a href="Ebenezer_Denny" title="Ebenezer Denny">Ebenezer Denny</a> called the company first sergeant "the most important officer."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In 1833, first sergeant and orderly sergeant became separate pay grades, ranking below sergeants major and quartermaster sergeants, but above sergeants. In 1851, first sergeant was combined with the separate rank of orderly sergeant.<sup id="cite_ref-Perrenot._P._2009_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perrenot._P._2009-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In the <a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, since 1958, the rank of first sergeant (abbreviated <b>1SG</b>) is considered a temporary rank in E-8 paygrade, ranking above <a href="Sergeant_first_class" title="Sergeant first class">sergeant first class</a> (SFC), and below <a href="Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a> (SGM) or <a href="Command_sergeant_major" title="Command sergeant major">command sergeant major</a> (CSM). While first sergeant is equal in paygrade to <a href="Master_sergeant#United_States" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> (MSG), the two ranks have different responsibilities. Both ranks are identical as indicated by three chevrons (standard sergeant insignia) above three inverted arcs ("rockers"), an arrangement commonly referred to as "three up and three down", though the first sergeant has the pierced lozenge "diamond" in the middle. A first sergeant is generally senior to a master sergeant in leadership matters, though a master sergeant may have more general military authority such as when in charge of a military police (MP) section.
</p><p>Master sergeants are laterally appointed to first sergeant upon selection by senior Department of the Army leadership; qualified sergeants first class are promoted, depending on available billets and opportunities. A promotable sergeant first class, or a master sergeant, may be selected for promotion to, or appointment as, a first sergeant, but will continue to wear the initial rank until successful completion of first sergeant leadership school, when the 1SG insignia of rank is authorized ("getting one's diamond"). Upon reassignment to a non–first sergeant billet, the soldier reverts to rank of master sergeant, unless promoted to the E-9 rank of SGM or CSM. First sergeants can retire at that rank, if they so choose, as long as they have completed first sergeant school and served satisfactorily in rank.
</p><p>CSM is a leadership position that is a higher ranking equivalent of 1SG on a battalion level or higher command, while SGM is an MOS-specific technical equivalent to a MSG on a battalion level or higher command or in certain specialty billets.
</p><p>The position of first sergeant is the highest US Army NCO rank position that is still in a direct "hands-on" leadership setting, as are command sergeant major (CSM/E-9) positions in a battalion command or higher level unit assignments of higher rank. CSMs have expanded administrative duties, and less direct leadership duty requirements with enlisted and junior NCO soldiers than do 1SGs.
</p><p>First sergeants are generally the senior non-commissioned officers of <a href="Company_(military_unit)" title="Company (military unit)">company</a> (<a href="Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">battery</a>, <a href="Troop" title="Troop">troop</a>) sized units, and are unofficially but commonly referred to as "first sausage", "top", "top sergeant", "top soldier", "top kick", "first shirt", due to their seniority and their position at the top of the company's enlisted ranks. In the Bundeswehr, the German Army, the first sergeant (German: Kompaniefeldwebel) is colloquially called "mother of the company" (even for male soldiers), a concept also in place in the US Army. Only 1% of US Soldiers are promoted to or appointed as 1SG, so selection is extremely competitive and only the highest rated Soldiers "wear the diamond." They are sometimes referred to as "second hat" because the <a href="Company_commander" class="mw-redirect" title="Company commander">company commander</a> may entrust them with important responsibilities, even over one of the company's <a href="Lieutenant" title="Lieutenant">lieutenants</a>, especially junior lieutenants.
</p><p>First sergeants handle the leadership and professional development of their soldiers, especially the non-commissioned officer development and grooming of enlisted soldiers for promotions. They also manage company logistical issues, supervise administrative issues, recommend and prepare enlisted soldiers for specialty and leadership schools, re-enlistment, career development and they manage the promotable soldiers within the company. First sergeants are the first step in disciplinary actions such as an Article 15 (<a href="Non-judicial_punishment" title="Non-judicial punishment">non-judicial punishment</a>) proceeding. A first sergeant may place a soldier under arrest and on restriction to quarters in certain cases, as well as manage all of the daily responsibilities of running the company/unit.
</p><p>A first sergeant who has completed the US Army's first sergeant course and who satisfactorily served a tour of duty as a first sergeant, will retire as a first sergeant, even if they later serve as a master sergeant until honorable retirement.
</p><p>Historically, Army National Guard Soldiers, who often remained in uniform under Title 32, USC state status, until days or weeks shy of their 62nd birthday, often stayed in one unit for decades, especially with cases of senior enlisted promotions or appointments. After the mass mobilization of Guard troops in the Persian Gulf War in 1991, many states began a statewide promotion system, resulting in Soldiers transferring units frequently. This generally brought an end to the long-serving first sergeants, fondly known by other Soldiers as "Top For Life," "TFL "
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Insignia">Insignia</h5></div>
<p>Beginning in 1821, first sergeants were recognizable by wearing a red <a href="Worsted" title="Worsted">worsted</a> waist sash (along with all other senior sergeant grades), while all junior sergeant grades had to discard this item.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1872, sashes were eliminated for all ranks (except for general officers who retained their buff sashes until 1917).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though the sergeant major and quartermaster sergeant already had distinctive staff NCO rank insignia, it was not until 1847 that the first sergeant received the characteristic lozenge, or diamond, with the three chevrons of a sergeant as its insignia of rank.<sup id="cite_ref-Perrenot._P._2009_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perrenot._P._2009-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_Marine_Corps">United States Marine Corps</h4></div>
<p>In the <a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marine Corps</a>, first sergeant (abbreviated <b>1stSgt</b>) is a permanent rank and ranks above <a href="Gunnery_sergeant" title="Gunnery sergeant">gunnery sergeant</a> and below <a href="Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a> and <a href="Master_gunnery_sergeant" title="Master gunnery sergeant">master gunnery sergeant</a>. It is equal in grade to <a href="Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a> (E8), although the two ranks have different responsibilities. A first sergeant has command leadership responsibilities and serves as the <a href="Senior_enlisted_advisor" title="Senior enlisted advisor">senior enlisted adviser</a> to the commander at the company, battery or detachment level, while master sergeants have technical responsibilities within their respective occupational fields, and serve important leadership roles within various company or battery sections. Master sergeants may also perform staff functions at the battalion/squadron level or above. Unlike first sergeants and master sergeants in the U.S. Army, no lateral movement is possible between the two ranks in the Marine Corps; they are permanent appointments and require a change in occupational specialty. Rather, gunnery sergeants elect a preference on their fitness reports, which are considered before promotion. Ultimately, those selected for either rank are appointed based on suitability, previous duty assignments, and the needs of the Marine Corps. Later in their careers, first sergeants are eligible to be considered for promotion to sergeant major, while master sergeants can be promoted to master gunnery sergeant.
</p><p>The grade of first sergeant initially appeared in the Marine Corps in 1833, when <a href="United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> created the ranks of "first sergeant of the guard at sea" and "<a href="Orderly_sergeant" class="mw-redirect" title="Orderly sergeant">orderly sergeant</a> of the post" (of which 30 billets for the rank were established). In 1872, the Corps replaced the title of orderly sergeant with the rank of first sergeant. The rank of first sergeant was another casualty of the rank realignment of 1947. It was reestablished in 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_Air_Force">United States Air Force</h4></div>
<p>In the <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>, first sergeants are special duty temporary ranks<sup id="cite_ref-first_sergeant_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and positional billets. First sergeants are not guaranteed to be promoted to the next level paygrade of first sergeant. Often referred to as the "first shirt", or "shirt", the first sergeant is responsible for the morale, welfare, and conduct of all the enlisted members in a <a href="Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> and is the chief adviser to the squadron commander concerning the enlisted force.<sup id="cite_ref-first_sergeant_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are held by a senior enlisted member of a military unit who reports directly to the <a href="Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">unit commander</a> or deputy commander of operations. This positional billet is held by individuals of pay grades E-7 through E-9 (<a href="Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">master sergeant</a>, <a href="Senior_master_sergeant" title="Senior master sergeant">senior master sergeant</a> and <a href="Chief_master_sergeant" title="Chief master sergeant">chief master sergeant</a>), and is denoted on the rank insignia by a <a href="Lozenge_(shape)" title="Lozenge (shape)">lozenge</a> (known colloquially as a "diamond"). Most units have a master sergeant in this position. Larger units use senior master sergeants and chief master sergeants as first sergeants. While both services don't have separate first sergeant ranks,<sup id="cite_ref-first_sergeant_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-first_sergeant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">those who hold these positional billets are senior to their non-diamond counterparts.</span> All first sergeants can retire at that rank, within their respective paygrade, if they so choose, as long as they have served satisfactorily in rank.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law_enforcement">Law enforcement</h3></div>
<p>Some U.S. law enforcement agencies, especially state police and <a href="Highway_patrol" title="Highway patrol">highway patrol</a> organizations, have first sergeants, who are typically in charge or command of a detachment, district, region, area, barracks, or post consisting of anywhere from ten to fifty or more troopers or officers. Most law enforcement first sergeants are mid-level management leaders, with ten to thirty or more years of service. The <a href="North_Carolina_State_Highway_Patrol" title="North Carolina State Highway Patrol">North Carolina State Highway Patrol</a> first sergeants for example, must complete the 6-weeks advanced police management training institute at the Southern Police Institute (SPI) in Louisville, KY. Other states also use SPI, or Northwestern University IL or the <a href="FBI_National_Academy" title="FBI National Academy">FBI National Academy</a> (FBINA) Quantico, VA.
</p><p>Some such state agencies may have a first sergeant in charge of special state police or highway patrol units such as <a href="SWAT" title="SWAT">SWAT</a>, K-9, aviation, personnel, major traffic accident reconstruction, research, public information, logistics, training, recruitment, internal affairs, accreditation, inspections, mounted, motorcycle, communications, detectives, administration, and other specialized sections or services other than general patrol.
</p><p>Some municipal and county agencies also have a first sergeant. Civil law enforcement first sergeants are senior to sergeants and junior to lieutenants.
</p><p>The insignia of such a first sergeant is usually similar to a military first sergeant but may only may have a chevron of three stripes with no bottom curved stripes "rockers", or just one or two rockers, but generally always have the lozenge under the chevrons. The rank insignia may be displayed by sewn-on sleeve shoulder stripes, slip-on epaulet stripes or pin-on metal stripes of black, silver or gold tone that may be pinned on the collar or epaulet.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NATO_code">NATO code</h2></div>
<p>While the rank of first sergeant is used in some NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.
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<td><a href="Sergeant_first_class" title="Sergeant first class">Sergeant first class</a>
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<td>Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal
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<td><a href="Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a>
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<td><a href="Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Angolan_Army" title="Angolan Army">Angolan Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Angola_Army_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Angola_Army-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Brazilian Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt-BR">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Brazilian_Army" title="Brazilian Army">Brazilian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Brazil_Army_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brazil_Army-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Première sergent</i></span><br><span style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="Kirundi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirundi language">Kirundi</a>: <i lang="rn">Sereja mu murwi wa mbere</i>)</span><br>(<a href="Burundi_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Burundi Army">Burundi Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Burundi_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Burundi-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Cape_Verdean_Armed_Forces" title="Cape Verdean Armed Forces">Cape Verdean National Guard</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-CapeVerde_Army_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CapeVerde_Army-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento primero</i></span><br>(<a href="Chilean_Army" title="Chilean Army">Chilean Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Chile_Army_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chile_Army-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Premier sergent</i></span><br>(<a href="Land_Forces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Land Forces of the DR Congo</a>)</div>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento primero</i></span><br>(<a href="Colombian_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombian National Army">Colombian National Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Colombia_Army_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Colombia_Army-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento primero</i></span><br>(<a href="Armed_Forces_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea">Army of Equatorial Guinea</a>)</div>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Military_of_Guinea-Bissau" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Guinea-Bissau">Army of Guinea-Bissau</a>)</div>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Luxembourgish-language text"><i lang="lb">Premier sergent</i></span><br>(<a href="Luxembourg_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxembourg Army">Luxembourg Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Luxembourg_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Luxembourg-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Dhivehi-language text"><span lang="dv" dir="rtl">ފަސްޓް ސާރޖަންޓް</span></span><br><span title="Dhivehi-language text"><i lang="dv-Latn">Fast saarjant</i></span><br>(<a href="Maldives_National_Defence_Force" title="Maldives National Defence Force">Maldives National Defence Force</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Maldives_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maldives-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento primero</i></span><br>(<a href="Mexican_Army" title="Mexican Army">Mexican Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Mexico_Army&AirForce_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mexico_Army&AirForce-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Mozambique_Defence_Armed_Forces" title="Mozambique Defence Armed Forces">Mozambican Army</a>)</div>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Portuguese_Army" title="Portuguese Army">Portuguese Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Portugal_Army_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Portugal_Army-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Portuguese-language text"><i lang="pt">Primeiro-sargento</i></span><br>(<a href="Armed_Forces_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Armed Forces of São Tomé and Príncipe">Army of São Tomé and Príncipe</a>)</div>
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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px">
<div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div>
<div class="gallerytext">First sergeant<br>(<a href="Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Singapore Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Singapore_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singapore-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="gallerytext"><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Sargento primero</i></span><br>(<a href="Spanish_Army" title="Spanish Army">Spanish Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Spain_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spain-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="gallerytext">First sergeant<br>(<a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-US_Army_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Army-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="U.S._uniformed_services_pay_grades" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. uniformed services pay grades">U.S. uniformed services pay grades</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References_and_notes">References and notes</h2></div>
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<ol><li>For the <a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a> and <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, while <a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a> first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank.</li>
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<dl><dt>Legend</dt>
<dd>A = <a href="United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a></dd>
<dd>MC = <a href="United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></dd>
<dd>N = <a href="United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></dd>
<dd>AF = <a href="United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a></dd>
<dd>SF = <a href="United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a></dd>
<dd>CG = <a href="United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></dd></dl>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">Deputy Secretary of Defense</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security">Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security</a></li>
<li><a href="Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a>
<ul><li><a href="Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a></li>
<li><a href="Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Committees on Armed Services
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">Active duty four-star officers</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States three-star officers">Active duty three-star officers</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_seniority" title="United States military seniority">United States military seniority</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Security_Act_of_1947" title="National Security Act of 1947">National Security Act of 1947</a></li>
<li><a href="Goldwater%E2%80%93Nichols_Act" title="Goldwater–Nichols Act">Goldwater–Nichols Act</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense">Components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Military departments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><i><a href="United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a></i>
<ul><li><i><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="United States Department of the Army">Department of the Army</a>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="United States Department of the Navy">Department of the Navy</a>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">Secretary</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Department of the Air Force">Department of the Air Force</a>
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Secretary</a></li></ul></li>
<li><i><a href="United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a></i>
<ul><li><i><a href="United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Secretary of Homeland Security">Secretary</a></i></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service branches<br> and heads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a></li>
<li><a href="Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Space_Operations" title="Chief of Space Operations">Chief of Space Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Reserve components</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Reserves:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_Reserve" title="United States Marine Corps Reserve">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Reserve" title="United States Coast Guard Reserve">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">AF</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">Civilian auxiliaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Military_Auxiliary_Radio_System" title="Military Auxiliary Radio System">Military Auxiliary Radio System</a></li>
<li><a href="Marine_Corps_Cyber_Auxiliary" title="Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary">Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">Merchant Marine</a></li>
<li><a href="Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Auxiliary" title="United States Coast Guard Auxiliary">Coast Guard Auxiliary</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Unified_combatant_command" title="Unified combatant command">Unified combatant<br> command</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">Africa</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">Central</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">European</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command" title="United States Indo-Pacific Command">Indo-Pacific</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">Northern</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Code" title="United States Code">United States Code</a>
<ul><li><a href="Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">Title 10</a></li>
<li><a href="Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">Title 14</a></li>
<li><a href="Title_32_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 32 of the United States Code">Title 32</a></li>
<li><a href="Title_50_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 50 of the United States Code">Title 50</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_American_military_installations" title="List of American military installations">Installations</a></li>
<li>Units:
<ul><li>A</li>
<li><a href="Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Organization of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li>N</li>
<li>AF</li>
<li>SF</li>
<li><a href="Organization_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Organization of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Logistics</li>
<li>Media</li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Armed_Forces_unit_mottoes" title="List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes">Unit mottoes</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Operations<br>and <a href="Military_history_of_the_United_States" title="Military history of the United States">history</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Military_budget_of_the_United_States" title="Military budget of the United States">Budget</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_deployments" title="United States military deployments">Current deployments</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_conflicts_in_the_United_States" title="List of conflicts in the United States">Conflicts</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of wars involving the United States">Wars</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_civil_affairs_in_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="History of civil affairs in the United States Armed Forces">Civil affairs</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="History of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Demographics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a>
<ul><li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a>
<ul><li><a href="Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a> (<a href="United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</li>
<li><a href="United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a> (<a href="Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a> (<a href="United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Reserve_Officers'_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a>
<ul><li><a href="Army_Reserve_Officers'_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Officer candidate/training school:
<ul><li><a href="Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li>
<li><a href="Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li>
<li><a href="The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li>
<li>Enlisted recruit training:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Recruit_Training_Command%2C_Great_Lakes%2C_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Other education</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Uniforms of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li>
<li><a href="International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_United_States_military" title="International military decoration authorized by the United States military">International</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Officer:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li>
<li>Enlisted:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Oath:
<ul><li><a href="United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Creeds & Codes:
<ul><li><a href="Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li>
<li><a href="Noncommissioned_officer's_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li>
<li><a href="Soldier's_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Rifleman's_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Sailor's_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Airman's_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)" title="Service number (United States Armed Forces)">Service numbers</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li>
<li><a href="Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li>
<li><a href="Judge_Advocate_General's_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li>
<li><a href="Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li>
<li><a href="Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li>
<li><a href="Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li>
<li><a href="Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li>
<li>MC:
<ul><li><a href="List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul>
</div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of land vehicles of the United States Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li>
<li>Ships:
<ul><li><a href="List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li>
<li>Weapons:
<ul><li><a href="List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a>
<ul><li><a href="List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li>
<li><a href="U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army_during_World_War_II" title="List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II">WWII equipment</a></li>
<li><a href="Nuclear_football" title="Nuclear football">Nuclear football</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States" title="List of military electronics of the United States">Electronics</a> (<a href="Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">designations</a>)</li>
<li><a href="Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Flags of the United States Armed Forces">Flags</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Flag of the United States Army">A</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Flag of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Flag of the United States Navy">N</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Flag of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Flag of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li>
<li><a href="Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Flag of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li>
<li><a href="Ensign_of_the_United_States" title="Ensign of the United States">Ensign</a></li>
<li><a href="Jack_of_the_United_States" title="Jack of the United States">Jack</a></li>
<li><a href="Guidon_(United_States)" title="Guidon (United States)">Guidons</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="United_States_military_ration" title="United States military ration">Food</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="United States and weapons of mass destruction">WMDs</a>:
<ul><li><a href="Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_States" title="Nuclear weapons of the United States">Nuclear</a></li>
<li><a href="United_States_biological_weapons_program" title="United States biological weapons program">Biological</a></li>
<li><a href="List_of_U.S._chemical_weapons_topics" title="List of U.S. chemical weapons topics">Chemical</a></li></ul></li></ul>
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<li>N</li>
<li>AF</li>
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<li>CG</li></ul></li>
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<li>AF</li>
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